Ryan Winfield

Glad we're now friends!

I loved Caleb and I can't wait to read more of your novels. Thanks for adding me to your list of friends and thank you so much for writing Jane's Melody! I picked it up from Walmart as the novel of the month :) I'm glad I did.

Thanks for the friend-vite Ryan!

so glad to have stumbled on your work. You are amazingly gifted. I plan to breeze through all of your titles :)

Stephenie wrote: "Oh man! I'm Goodreads friends with you, I am fangirling at the moment! :)I loved Jane's Melody, you are a truly gifted writer. I felt like your words were being shared with just me from a close fri..."

Hi Stephenie! I love that you felt such an intimate connection to Jane's Melody. I always feel like I've shared something very personal when I finish a story so to have you respond the way you did is an honor. I'm glad to see you're now reading Trevor's story. Say hello to him for me.

Oh man! I'm Goodreads friends with you, I am fangirling at the moment! :)I loved Jane's Melody, you are a truly gifted writer. I felt like your words were being shared with just me from a close friend, it was truly brilliant! So effortless.

Meli Mel *Ty and Zane's Creeper* wrote: "Thanks for accepting, Ryan! I LOVED Jane's Melody! Such a beautiful story. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future. Please, keep writing haha! Have a great day!

- Meli"

Thanks, Meli! It's great to connect with you on here. And thanks for the sweet review of JM. I loved it!

Thanks for accepting, Ryan! I LOVED Jane's Melody! Such a beautiful story. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future. Please, keep writing haha! Have a great day!

- Meli

Ryan, you never cease to amaze me. Looking forward to reading Jane's Melody.

Ryan wrote: "Sarah ~ Literal Hottie ~ wrote: "Hey Ryan, just wanted to say a quick thank you, what a great parcel to come home to after my trip away. Now I get to read Caleb & Janes story all over again, only i..."

Yey, I can't wait, well good luck with the writing, I'll keep my eyes peeled and try to remain patient then! :)

Sarah ~ Literal Hottie ~ wrote: "Hey Ryan, just wanted to say a quick thank you, what a great parcel to come home to after my trip away. Now I get to read Caleb & Janes story all over again, only in paperback this time!! Glad thei..."

Hi Sarah. I'm glad that it arrived safely. Sending it was but a small gesture of the immense appreciation I feel for your wonderful support in recommending my book. I'm busy writing and I'll keep you posted on when something might be ready to release.

Hey Ryan, just wanted to say a quick thank you, what a great parcel to come home to after my trip away. Now I get to read Caleb & Janes story all over again, only in paperback this time!! Glad their story seems to be a great success for you. Can't wait to read your next book release, crossing fingers it's not a long wait???!!!! ;)

Soraya Naomi wrote: "Ryan wrote: "Soraya Naomi wrote: "Ryan wrote: "Soraya Naomi wrote: "Your book has just taken over my monday!! I'm hooked and only 16% in. Where have you been hiding this gem??? Your writing style i..."

Good morning, Soraya. What a gorgeous note and review to wake up to. Thank you. I can't imagine a better compliment than to have earned your recommendation of Jane's Melody to your friends.

I love that you loved Bill. I never know where these characters come from and I smiled myself when he came onto the scene. He was just what Celeb (and I) needed at the moment.

I love your idea of Naomi Watts for Jane, and I just Googled Jensen Ackles and he would make a perfect Caleb. If Hollywood ever comes calling I'm sending them your way for casting.

It was fun to follow along with your reading progress and then see it culminate in such a thoughtful review. And I'm glad you enjoy talking with authors because the only thing I enjoy more than writing is talking to readers.

Ryan.

Soraya Naomi wrote: "Ryan wrote: "Soraya Naomi wrote: "Your book has just taken over my monday!! I'm hooked and only 16% in. Where have you been hiding this gem??? Your writing style is stunning, adding all your books ..."

Good morning, Soraya! I loved writing that goat. Have you gotten to the part where they learn his name yet? You know I always have a tough time picking actors that could play my characters, probably because they become so real to me by the time I finish a book that I couldn't imagine anyone becoming them on screen. I'd love to hear your thoughts on casting.

Soraya Naomi wrote: "Your book has just taken over my monday!! I'm hooked and only 16% in. Where have you been hiding this gem??? Your writing style is stunning, adding all your books currently to my TBR!
Nice to meet ..."

Hi Soraya. It's nice to meet you. I'm happy you discovered me and my work. Say hello to Jane and Caleb for me, will you? I can't wait for your review.

Sarah ~ Literal Hottie ~ wrote: "Thanks for the invite Ryan, (although I'm not sure if I should be thanking you seeing as your book is responsible for me walking around like a zombie all day.....I was only supposed to read a few p..."

Hi Sarah! Sorry about the lost sleep. Kind of. :) It feels good to read that you're loving Jane'e Melody enough to miss sleep. I look forward to chatting about the story with you when you finish, and other books too.

Gina wrote: "Hi Ryan! Thanks so much for the friend invite, I see you are aware I am in the middle of Jane's Melody. I am so loving it! You are quite talented! I will be checking out your other books as we..."

Hi Gina. I love that you're loving JM. Please say hello to Jane and Caleb for me. :)

Ella wrote: "Twitter IS responsible but so is a good book and I have heard great things about yours. :-) I look forward to checking out some of your other reads and reviews."

Thanks for giving me a reason to like Twitter, Ella. :)

Thanks for the invite Ryan, (although I'm not sure if I should be thanking you seeing as your book is responsible for me walking around like a zombie all day.....I was only supposed to read a few pages of Jane's Melody last night and a few pages turned into 3 o'clock in the bloody morning!!!! Now I'm at the half way point and I'm literally chewing my finger nails off because I just KNOW something's going to go wrong!!!!! ) Looking forward to chatting books with you :)

Hi Ryan! Thanks so much for the friend invite, I see you are aware I am in the middle of Jane's Melody. I am so loving it! You are quite talented! I will be checking out your other books as well! Happy Reading! and keep writing!! :D

Candace wrote: "Thanks for the friendship, Ryan! I've got Jane's Melody on my shortlist, it looks fantastic! :-)"

Great to connect with you, Candace. I hope you enjoy Jane's Melody when you get to it.

Bibliophilia wrote: "Hi Ryan, thanks for the invite ;) You made Jane and Caleb feel like family to me."

Hey Bib! It's great to connect with you. I loved your review and comments on Jane's Melody. Thanks.

Lori wrote: "Hey Ryan!

It's a pleasure to be friends here on goodreads. I just saw your book post on facebook and bought a copy, I'm looking forward to reading it...

Hi Lori. Nice to connect with you. Let me know what you think if Jane's Melody once you've read it. Cheers!

Hey Ryan!

It's a pleasure to be friends here on goodreads. I just saw your book post on facebook and bought a copy, I'm looking forward to reading it.

Happy writing & reading,
Lori

Patricia wrote: "Bought Jane's Melody to read this weekend, will be back Monday with a new review. Keep writing and I will keep reading :) ..."

Thanks, Patricia! I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Jane's Melody bigly.

Ryan wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Finally finished reading South of Bixby Bridge. Took a while because the subject was too close to home sometimes. I have had a few siblings into drugs and some of the consequence..."
Bought Jane's Melody to read this weekend, will be back Monday with a new review. Keep writing and I will keep reading :)

Patricia wrote: "Finally finished reading South of Bixby Bridge. Took a while because the subject was too close to home sometimes. I have had a few siblings into drugs and some of the consequences. They are both..."

Thanks for the note, Patricia. I'm glad we've both crossed our bridges along with Trevor. Jane's Melody, my latest release, also deals some with addiction, although it's a love story and is much more sexy and much less dark.

Finally finished reading South of Bixby Bridge. Took a while because the subject was too close to home sometimes. I have had a few siblings into drugs and some of the consequences. They are both doing okay and I think for the most part they are straight. Think being the operative word.
Thought the book was good and gives a different perspective to the life of an addict. Glad that he finally got to see what his life was and could be.
Thx for the good reads. You keep writing and I will keep reading :)

Tina wrote: "Hi Ryan - curious to know your input & perspective on self publishing compared to Tracey's. http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_......"

Hi Tina. How are you? Thanks for the link. Looks like a lengthy write-up and I'll try to read through it when I get time. I'm the wrong person to ask about publishing as I focus all my time on the craft of writing and what little is left I spend interacting with readers. I let the business people focus on the business.

Hi Ryan - curious to know your input & perspective on self publishing compared to Tracey's. http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_... What say you my friend?

I am planning on re-reading South of Bixby Bridge, probably in June. As I told you before, the first time I read it, I was caught in some kind of insanity, reading a book a day! Although to be fair, on some of the better ones, I would slow it down to two. ; ) Anyway, I wish I had heeded your words and right then and there opened up my first Cormac McCarthy. What was I waiting for? Lord, what if I had died, lol, without having read his words! Ok, a little dramatic....maybe...maybe not. I can see now, how no other author can rise above Cormac McCarthy. (Except, maybe, possibly, kinda, sorta, the one I recommended to you? lol)

I frigin love Ryan Winfield. I wanna be a character in his next book

Congrat's on SOBB's bypassing "The Help" on the charts! Bravo Mr. Winfield.

I'd say you've been in your tropical resting place long enough that your next masterpiece should be well into formation. I'm looking forward to reading the results.

Ryan wrote: "Tina wrote: "When can we look for your 2nd novel?"

Hi Tina! I'm busy writing. I recently set aside a nearly completed manuscript in favor of pursuing a story that grabbed me. In another week, I'm ..."

I had submitted a review at Amazon but forgot to do so here. Sorry about that Sir. My review has now been submitted on Goodreads.

Looking forward to the outcome of your time in Hawaii. Have fun - as if you wouldn't. Enjoy your time with your lovely Fiance'.

I clicked on your video but I couldn't "see" your clip in here. I will have to take a cruise on over to FB to see it play. Of course I COULD vote yes, as that's the probable outcome anyway, but what the heck, maybe I just want to hear you read, lol.

Tina wrote: "When can we look for your 2nd novel?"

Hi Tina! I'm busy writing. I recently set aside a nearly completed manuscript in favor of pursuing a story that grabbed me. In another week, I'm off to Hawaii for a month to finish it. Did you enjoy SoBB? I din't see a review on your shelf.

When can we look for your 2nd novel?

Is there seriously an alternate cover for SOBB?

Mary wrote: "Yes you are at that, not were. No bones or t's about it, : ) Are we hard at work? Thinking about work? *****" Ahahaha. I meant to write: "It was easy to Like too," meaning your review. Yes, I'm hard at work staring down 400 blank pages.

Yes you are at that, not were. No bones or t's about it, : ) Are we hard at work? Thinking about work? *****

Ryan wrote: "I was easy to "Like" too. :)"

That one was easy to write... : )